Chapter 29: Deep Feelings, Stay or Go as You Like
Wen Shi walked out of the fog step by step. He followed the familiar light and walked forward. This time he did not feel any discomfort, and his body did not feel drowsy or painful.
"You're here! I've been waiting for you for a long time." A man wrapped tightly in a black robe stood not far from Wen Shi. He was about the same height as Wen Shi and had the build of a martial artist. Wen Shi had never seen this man before and had originally thought of starting with his voice, but he didn't seem familiar at all.
Wen Shi asked, "Who are you and why did you appear in my dream? What kind of magic did you use to make me see scenes that never happened before?"
The mysterious man's eyes were stern, and his words to Wen Shi triggered a hint of hostility. He said, "No one can make up facts out of thin air. Those are things you did yourself, but you are not the person you are now. If you continue, those facts will repeat themselves. Are you willing?"
Wen Shi secretly clenched his fists. Before, he had really wanted to torture Wen Ranqi in every way possible, and he didn't care if Wen Ranqi lived or died. However, when Wen Ranqi truly fell off the cliff, he gained everything, but also experienced a feeling he had never experienced before in the past four years and that he would never have anything to do with him again - loss.
Wen Ranqi's death was like the loss and emptiness he felt when everything he had just gained was taken away from him in an instant. So he tortured, killed, and searched for people even more. He wanted to find Wen Ranqi, to know that he was still alive. Just knowing that Wen Ranqi was alive and well would give him a sense of accomplishment and happiness.
When Wen Ranqi really came back alive, and really did all the things he hated beside him, and looked at him with disgust, and even when Wen Ranqi wanted to stab him with a knife, he felt that he had regained his old feelings.
It is a sense of accomplishment and happiness that comes from always competing with "competitors".
Wen Shi asked, "Then how do you know that those things are true? How do you know that these things will not happen again?"
The mysterious man said, "I have the ability to invite you into my dream, so of course I know things you don't know. Wen Shi, you still have the opportunity to make a choice compared to the others. Return Wen Ranqi's things to him and recall your elite troops outside. That person is not the focus of your attention. Letting him go will also save Wen Ranqi's life."
"What if you don't let it go?"
"You can take a look at these. If you still want to continue, I will no longer interfere with your decision."
Wen Shi landed on a public area of the four major clans. People from the three major clans were confronting each other with spears and short swords. Yue Huainan was stabbed to death by Wan Ming in front of Yue Chi. Mu Nian chased Qi Qi and was stabbed to death by the poisonous dart shot by Yue Chi.
Mu Sen was furious and shot an arrow at Yue Chi, killing him instantly. All the people present could not escape the killing spree ordered by Wen Shi and were killed by Wan Ming.
The scene turns to two years later. Wen Ranqi finally couldn't stand Wen Shi's confinement and committed suicide on Qiqi's anniversary. Wen Shi held Wen Ranqi's body for a long time and was unwilling to bury it. Because Wen Shi had victims and had long been dissatisfied with him, the major families took a break and secretly trained elite talents on a large scale.
The three major families marched southwards and invaded Xue Ye City, causing chaos in the world. Wen Shi was shot to death by arrows, his hands and feet were chopped off, and his head was hung high on the city wall of Xue Ye City. Among the four major families, the Feng Yue family never recovered and was completely wiped out.
The major families should also fight each other for the top spot.
Wen Shi's face paled as he fell to the ground. The mysterious man continued, "This is your last chance to choose whether to release him or kill him. You have time to decide."
Wen Shi lost his voice. It felt like a huge stone was blocking his throat. Looking at his own head hanging on the city wall in the picture, he felt fear for the first time.
"I've already told you the solution. You can go back tonight." Wen Shi was shrouded in thick fog and woke up with a start. The roosters had just crowed at dawn. He hurriedly took the marble and ran to Wen Ranqi's room. Wen Ranqi was fast asleep after taking a tranquilizer.
He put Yunshi into Wen Ranqi's arms, sent the maid away, carefully untied the thin chain on Wen Ranqi's feet, took the chain back to the study, wrote a letter, and sent a carrier pigeon to Wanming.
The guard who received the letter gave it to Wan Ming, who woke everyone up and said, "If we encounter them, wait and see what happens. Remember not to take any lives. If necessary, just listen to my orders."
"Yes, everyone remember this."
"Remember! Remember!"
Yue Chi left half a day earlier. Yue Huainan woke up and found that Yue Chi was nowhere to be seen. He was furious. After some inquiries, he learned that Yue Chi had left the city early and headed east. He followed Yue Chi with a pair of people to chase after him.
After days and nights of fleeing, the wild fruits they had picked in the forest were all eaten. However, the people in Musen hunted for fish and meat as they went, and ate them.
There was a plain in front of them, and they had no place to hide. But as long as they crossed this plain, they would be temporarily safe. The territory of the Yu Rou tribe could allow them to hide and rest for a while.
Mu Nian was silent all the way, and the wounds on his body reminded him of the fact that Wan'er died in front of him.
When Mu Sen saw Mu Nian, it was like seeing his younger self. He loved his son but at the same time he was extremely controlling of Mu Nian because he was afraid that he could not let "himself" lose control and instead swallow up his true self.
Mu Sen said, "Nian'er, you are the child who looks most like your father. Your sister is soft-hearted, so you must be ruthless. Only in this way can you have the ability to kill all the enemies and remove obstacles to protect them.
Mu Nian said, "Father is right, I understand."
Mu Sen nodded in satisfaction, packed up, and the group headed towards the plain. Qi Qi and the other two hid here and there on the grass mounds. The sound of horses' hooves shook the ground. They were not far from Mu Sen, and they had to speed up and leave the plain.
The sound of horse hooves grew closer, and as they walked, there was less and less cover, leaving the three of them completely exposed. Mu Sen used his binoculars to see all seven of them clearly.
He shouted, "They are right ahead, chase them and don't let them run out of the public area!" Yue Chi's horse reached the border of the Yu Rou tribe, and Yue Huainan chased after him without stopping. A dart hit the tree beside Yue Chi. Yue Chi knew that this was a warning to him, but he already had the determination to die, so what was he afraid of Yue Huainan's threat?
He whipped the horse hard on its back, and the horse rushed out madly. Yue Huainan shouted from a distance behind, "Yue Chi!" His voice sounded anxious and domineering. Yue Chi whipped the horse away without looking back.
An old man and two young men, out of ammunition and food, exhausted and out of breath, Mu Sen shot a long arrow from behind. Qi Qi jumped and hugged Yan Yan to avoid the arrow. The distance was getting closer and closer. They could dodge one arrow but not the rest.
They ran desperately but were still blocked by a volley of arrows. Mu Sen laughed behind them, as if he had hunted three precious prey. Qi Qi protected the two of them behind him and faced Mu Sen, the man he had no memory of but who claimed to be his father and was determined to kill him.
Mu Sen looked at Qiqi and said, "You really take after your mother in appearance. If you had stayed with her obediently in that field, why would I have hunted you down? Maybe we could still be a loving father and a filial son now. Why would we have to make such a fuss now that I would have to kill my own family for the sake of justice?"
Mu Nian turned his gaze to Mu Sen, and there was no Qi Qi in his eyes now.
Qiqi said, "My name is Qiqi. My master gave me the name. I'm not your Qi'er, and you are not worthy to be my father. Uncle Liang is my father." Uncle Liang and Yanyan were shocked. When did he become Qiqi's tacit father? However, he was secretly happy in his heart. He didn't expect to pick up a son for free before he died.
"Boy, this is what you said. I didn't ask you to recognize me as your godfather."
Mu Sen said, "Well, you are just my illegitimate son, not my legitimate son. Today I will let you and your godfather's sister go to keep your mother company, otherwise what will she do if she gets lonely?"
Yue Chi shot an arrow from his sleeve, but Mu Sen dodged it and the arrow hit the guard behind him. The guard twitched a few times and lost consciousness. Mu Nian saw a man in a white robe rushing towards him in the distance.
"My father seems to be from the Yurou tribe." Yue Chi lived in seclusion and Mu Nian didn't know him. Mu Sen had only heard of Yue Chi and rarely saw him. Yue Chi shouted at Mu Sen, "Patriarch, wait a minute. I'm here to discuss a deal with you."
Mu Sen saw Yue Chi dismounted, carrying nothing. He wondered what he could offer in a deal. He ordered Mu Nian to capture Yue Chi. Yue Chi, seeing that Qi Qi and the other two were safe, turned and said, "Great Patriarch, I'm here to negotiate a deal. If you can spare these three today, the Yu Rou Tribe will offer the Huo Yan Tribe fifteen bottles of the Wan Ling Dan (Elixir of Life) and twenty jars of Drunken Fish Wine every year, free of charge."
"It takes a month to make a Bailing Pill, and only two bottles can be produced in a year. A jar of Drunken Fish Wine, which takes two months to mature, can only produce six jars in a year. Do you think I can't count?"
"That's just the amount they eat. Do you think everyone is waiting for fresh food to be served like you, and others won't store it?" Wan Ming arrived before the person did. He used the ability to transmit sound over thousands of miles. This was his only skill that could defeat Qi Qi, and it was also the reason why he stayed with Wen Shi for so long. He and they could convey messages without being too close.
Mu Sen's face darkened. The more people came, the more difficult it would be for him to kill those three people.
A group of people came from the south, led by Wan Ming. Yue Huainan from the west was also rushing over anxiously. Three of the four major families had arrived.
Wanming looked at the situation, and then looked at Qiqi trying his best to protect others. Wanming began to look at him with a new respect.
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